Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
Appearance
This is a list of the Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates.
Tournament summary
[edit]The tournament was played at Bay Tree Golf Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in early June and had a field of 233 players.[1] It was reduced from 144 holes to 108 holes[2] and there were no regional qualifiers.[1] A total of 13 players earned their tour card.[1][3]
Billy Kratzert attempted to qualify at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament for the second time. He was unsuccessful at 1974 PGA Tour Qualifying School and was unsuccessful again.[4] In his third attempt, Calvin Peete made it onto the PGA Tour.[5]
List of graduates
[edit]# | Player | Notes |
---|---|---|
1 | Joey Dills | |
T2 | Tom Purtzer | |
Howard Twitty | Winner of 1970 Porter Cup | |
T4 | Barry Jaeckel | Winner of 1972 French Open |
Pat McDonald | ||
T6 | Dan Elliott | |
David Lind | ||
8 | Calvin Peete | |
T9 | Bruce Lietzke | |
Dan O'Neill | ||
Sammy Rachels | ||
T12 | Antonio Cerda Jr. | |
Randy Feather |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Past champions: PGA Tour National Qualifying Tournament". PGA Tour. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Q-School timeline: History of golf's most grueling event". Golf Channel. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Dills Leads Competition For PGA Tour Cards". The Atlanta Constitution. Georgia. Associated Press. June 15, 1975. p. 10D – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Pope, Edwin (March 10, 1978). "Forklift No Silver Spoon Kratzert". The Miami Herald. Florida. p. E1. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Clerico, Joe (November 23, 1982). "Unlikely champion Calvin Peete earns his niche in golf the hard way". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ Gould, David (1999). Q-School Confidential: Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 253–254. ISBN 978-0312203559.